VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- A dominating performance
by the Toronto Raptors silenced an arena that may not host an
NBA team next season.

The Raptors used a big run across the second and third quarters
and cruised to a 101-84 victory over the Vancouver Grizzlies in
what may be the last game between the Canadian clubs at GM
Place.

Toronto closed the second quarter with an 8-2 run to grab a
51-45 lead and opened the third quarter with a 9-0 surge, capped
by a driving dunk by Vince Carter with 8:51 left.

The Raptors opened an 81-61 advantage after three quarters and
led by as many as 24 in the final period to roll to their
seventh win in nine games as they continue their drive toward
possible home-court advantage in the first round of the Eastern
Conference playoffs.

"It wasn't an easy game by far," Carter said. "We had to go in
there and earn it. We made it easy because we stepped up our
defense and I think we're starting to get our continuity
together."

"You want to attack the boards," Toronto coach Lenny Wilkens
said. "You don't want to give teams second or third shots
because that allows them to play the game. We went after the
boards."

Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 17 points and Mike Bibby added 16 for
the Grizzlies, who are expected to relocate to either Anaheim,
California or New Orleans after the season.

The teams were tied at 28-28 after the first quarter before
Toronto took control late in the second. Charles Oakley scored
the first four points in the 8-2 run to end the first half.

The Raptors carried the momentum into the third quarter as
rookie Morris Peterson and Carter combined for all nine points
to start the second half.

"I think they set the tone in the third quarter," Vancouver
coach Sidney Lowe said. "The last two minutes of the second
quarter and the first three or four minutes of the third quarter
is pretty much where we lost the ballgame."

A layup by Peterson with 3:58 left completed a 9-2 run as
Toronto built a 75-55 advantage. Vancouver scored the next six
points, but the Raptors answered with their own six-point run
which included four free throws by Keon Clark.

Toronto shot 57 percent (12-of-21) in the third quarter and
outrebounded the Grizzlies, 12-5, to extend to an 81-63 lead.
Vancouver did not grab an offensive rebound in the third period.

"I think we played a good game up until the third," Vancouver
guard Michael Dickerson said. "We really didn't come out with
the energy we needed and they saw that and they took advantage
of that. They jumped on us."

The Raptors scored the first six points of the fourth quarter to
take their largest lead with 10:30 to play, capped by an
alley-oop slam by Clark. Vancouver never got any closer than the
final margin, shooting 26 percent (5-for-19) in the fourth
quarter.